St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
Gov. McGill Names the First Board Of
Trustees of the State Soldiers
Home.
What Some of the Well Known North
westerners We're Talking About
Yesterday.
Work Being Pushed at the Stock
Yards in the Southern Part
of the city.
Gen. Johnson's Lecture on Buddha-
The Old NJ Metropolitan Hotel-Sum-
mary of Local News.
STATE SOLDIERS HOME.

The Trustees TO Locate the Home
Appointed Ycsterday--Funds for
the Home.
Gov McGill yesterday made the appoint
ments of the trustees of the Minnesota Sol
diers' home They are: For two years,
A. f. Christie, of Austin; ThO:ras +.
Cowing, of Fergus Falls; A. A. Brown, of
Alexandria. For four years, w. 2. Dun
nington. Redwood Falls; l.. A. Hancock.
Red Wing. For six years, Reese Hender-
son, Minneapolis; Henry A. Castle. of st.
Paul All these gentlemen are well known
throughout the state. These trustees have
imposed on them by the recent act of the
legislature the duty of selecting and locat-
ing the site for a soldiers home. Under
the law the land Oh which the home is 10
be located is to be not more than
100 acres, and there was appro-
priated to pay for this and for
the construction of the home $50, 900, with
the provision that not more than $4,000
shall be paid during the fiscal year. ending
July 81, 1887. On OF before June l, or as
soon as practicable thereafter. operations
must commence in the selection of a site.
Elevation, sewerage and drainage. plenty
OF good water, fertility of soil and facilities
ton Only the actual expenses of the
trustees will be at the expense of the state.
An architect is TO be selected to prepare
plans and estimates of cost and amount,
quality and description of all material to be
used in erecting the soldiers home. AS
soon as plans are adopted bids for COLI
Struction will be advertised for, and thirty
days after advertising for bids the trustees
will meet and award the contract to the
lowest bidder, provided the appropriations
become available. All bids must be accom-
panied with bonds of 50, 900. When sthe
contract is let superintendent of eerstrtc-.
ton will be appointed, to serve for IS per
day. In case of any dispute arising be-
tween contractor and the superintendent
one arbitrator will be
SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES,
one by the contractor, and one by the gov
ernor, which board of arbitration shall
settle the controversy according to the con-
ditions of section II of the bill. No trustee
or officer of the institution must be IN any
way interested in the contracts under pain
OF fine of $1,000. In the appointment
of all officers and employees connected with
the home, preference must be given to
honorably discharged soldiers. COM
maj dant is to be appointed by the board of
lTuSteeS, HIS SdiaIS 10 De uAett ny the UOafQ,
and the commandment will nominate all his
subordinates, and employees. The annual
meetings of the board of trustees shall be
held on the second Tuesday in August, and
tie Semi-annual meetings ION the
second Tuesday in February. The
executive committee shall meet monthly.
Each trustee must give bond of So, 900.
\ soldiers home fund of $40. 900 Is appro-
pria ted for the year ending July 81. 1888,
for the benefit of all eX-soldiers, ETC.. adj
mitted to the home. and $40 900 annually
thereafter. A levy of one tenth of mill
will be annually added to the state tax levy
sor IA soldiers relief fund. to be distributed
by the trustees to soldiers, ETC.. outside of
the home who served in the Rebellion
Mexican war. or any of the Indian cam
paigns, and all widows and Union orphans
of deceased veterans and dependant parents.
An appropriation of $40. 600 is made for the
soldiers relief fund until the additional tax
levy becomes available. All surplus moneys
are to be transferred from the relief fund TO
fhe soldiers home fund.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
Coy. McGill appointed as commissioners
, for. he unorganiZed COUNTY OF Cass C. \.
RuffeS. q. .t.5Nary. and A. J. Collins. and
Tor ItTscas William l.. Wakefield, Patrick
Casey. aud a. T. Mason. The law re-
uuires commissioners of unorganized coun-
lies to be APPOINTED by the governor.